ALL ABOUT EARL
Derringer Award winning author Earl Staggs has seen many of his short stories published in magazines and anthologies. He served as Managing Editor of Futures Mystery Magazine and as President of the Short Mystery Fiction Society. His novel MEMORY OF A MURDER earned thirteen Five Star reviews online at Amazon and B&N. His column “Write Tight” appears in the online magazine Apollo’s Lyre. He is also a contributing blog member of Murderous Musings and Make Mine Mystery. He hosts workshops for the Muse Online Writers Conference and the Catholic Writers Conference Online and is a frequent speaker at conferences and writers groups.
Earl currently lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Email: earlstaggs@sbcglobal.net
Jackie Griffey
November 30, 2011 at 9:56 am
Came over to visit from Alice Duncan’s blog and enjoyed the visit, love meeting and reading about fellow readers and writers.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and good luck and good reading to all of us
Jackie Griffey
(author of Maryvale series)
EARL STAGGS
November 30, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Thanks for visiting, Jackie. Like you, my favorite pasttime (after writing, of course) is hanging out with readers and writers in person or Internetly (that’s probably not a word, but. . .)
Happy Holidays right backatcha and let’s make the New Year the best ever for all of us.
Sharon C Pennington (@SCPennington)
April 26, 2012 at 8:50 am
What a great photo! I stumbled on your webiste. Impressive, Earl. Talk about a blast from the past. Glad to see you’re doing so well…Sharon Cupp
Pennington
EARL STAGGS
April 26, 2012 at 6:10 pm
Sharon, is it really you? I’m aghast! So great hearing from you and terrific that you’re still writing and doing well at it. We need to keep in touch and we have a lot of catching up to do. Very best regards, my friend.
thelma straw
June 18, 2012 at 8:32 am
I think Earl’s post on the kindergarten talk is so wonderful – the concept could be used with all ages all over the world! We’ve invited Earl to post it on our blog for July 1 – at http://www.crimewriters.blogspot.com and I intend to keep it in my memory bank when I get low on mental energy! Thelma Straw in Manhattan
EARL STAGGS
June 18, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Thelma, you are so kind. My thanks to you and the other members for the honor of appearing on Crime Writers Blogspot. Meeting with those kindergarteners was a wonderful and memorable experience for me, and you’ve made it even more so. Warm regards to you.
Dorothy Francis
August 4, 2012 at 10:57 am
I’ve known Earl for years and met him personally at a Dallas writer’s conference. He was the first editor (Futures Magazine) that really made me realize I might someday be a good mystery writer. Maybe he can show me how to run a blog. His examples make me want to try.
Dorothy Francis in Iowa
EARL STAGGS
August 5, 2012 at 8:22 am
My fine good friend Dorothy, Futures Magazine and its founder Babs Lakey provided encouragement and inspiration for so many writers, and I was glad to be a small part of it. As for setting up and running a blog, I’ll tell you my secret: trial and error. I’m far from being an expert, but if I can help in any way, I’ll be happy to try. Best regards to you.
Joyce Kramer
August 5, 2012 at 9:25 pm
I just saw a post on “I Grew Up in South Baltimore” where you commented on having had Alice Geyer as your English teacher at SHS and laughed to myself. I never liked her. But when I graduated from Frostburg State in 1964 and was hired by Baltimore City to teach high school English, I was offered a position at Southern. When informed that Mrs. Geyer was still head of the department, I declined the position and went to Patterson High instead. No regrets! After teaching for 25 years in Baltimore, I’ve had several other careers, including writing two books with two friends about the good, bad, and ugly about aging – our true stories. Seriously, we hoped to inspire others to look forward to this age (I am now 70) and to know that we can reinvent ourselves at any time. I congratulate you on your writing and inspiring young people. You’re a credit to SHS and Mrs. Geyer’s encouragement! I’d love to meet you sometime. I have a good friend who graduated from Southern with me who lives in Plano, so I may visit there again. No matter what, it does make me happy to see South Baltimore kids do good! Joyce Bell Kramer
EARL STAGGS
August 6, 2012 at 8:34 am
What a pleasure hearing from you, Joyce! I spent most of my life in South Bawlmer, but never run across anyone else from there. Please let me know if you visit Plano. I’d love to meet you in person. We’ll spend a few hours reminiscing about Southern, Federal Hill, the Baltimore Colts, the aroma from McCormick spices, steamed crabs and, of course, writing. Your books sound interesting and I want to read them. Warm regards to you.
Joyce Kramer
August 6, 2012 at 10:17 am
I will let you know, Earl, if I get to travel to Plano again. I’m hankering for a road trip and a visit with my friend, so adding a visit with you would be even more fun. I live in Florida on the Gulf, so Texas is not that far. Take good care!
robakers
February 2, 2013 at 7:09 am
Earl,
I saw your guest post at Make Mine Mystery. I love the idea of what you’re working on. In fact, I have been working on a similar concept but with a different twist. I wish you the best of luck with this book and with your permission, I would like to start following your blog.
Rob
Robakers.wordpress.com
EARL STAGGS
February 2, 2013 at 7:37 am
Rob, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I visited your site and liked the way you express yourself on issues facing us today.
Sylvia Dickey Smith
April 4, 2013 at 6:03 am
Hey, good buddy! Love what you’re doing with your blog—-FINALLY! Looks great!
EARL STAGGS
April 4, 2013 at 6:03 pm
Yup. Finally getting it done. This page will be redone soon. Thanks for the comment.
Earl